Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Porto Beach today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Porto Beach at 1PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Porto Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
142 | 193 | 199 | 209 | 215 | 217 | 164 | 137 | 125 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 115 | 107 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:41AM0.85m | 2:52PM1.41m | 4:08PM1.38m | 8:59AM0.99m | 5:31PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23AM0.76m | 11:16PM0.38m | 00:40AM0.28m | 10:36AM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
61 | 65 | 50 | 33 | 215 | 217 | 164 | 22 | 32 | 23 | 22 | 118 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 115 | 107 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 21 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 18 | W 5 | W 5 |
142 | 193 | 199 | 209 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 137 | 125 | 118 | 118 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 49 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 14 | — | — | W 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 13 | 32 | 57 | 56 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 33 | 50 | 50 | 21 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 25 | 24 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 109 | 109 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 56 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 67 | 48 | 33 | 12 |
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